Motor vehicle body

Abstract

A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a sill extending under a door opening and a fender fastened to the sill. A sill bulkhead seals off an inner hollow space of the sill at a face end and a first fastening point on the sill bulkhead fastens the fender to the sill.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A motor vehicle body comprising:
 a sill extending under a door opening, the sill having a first leg spaced from a second leg by a curved intermediate section, the first leg defining a first opening and the second leg defining a second opening; 
 a fender fastened to the first leg of the sill; 
 a sill bulkhead sealing off an inner hollow space of the sill at a face end, the sill bulkhead including a baseplate that is substantially vertical and orientated in vehicle transverse direction, and a rim that surrounds the baseplate, the rim having a curvature that corresponds with the curved intermediate section of the sill so that the sill follows the rim along the curvature of the rim, the baseplate including a first end adjacent to the first leg of the sill and a second end adjacent to the second leg of the sill, the first end including a protrusion that engages the fender and the first opening of the first leg of the sill to form a first fastening point and the second end including a hook that engages the second opening of the second leg of the sill to couple the sill bulkhead to the second leg of the sill; and 
 a second fastening point on the sill bulkhead for fastening the fender to the sill. 
 
     
     
       2. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 1 , wherein a fastening flange is angled off on a tower edge of the tender. 
     
     
       3. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 2 , wherein the protrusion is joined to a flange of the sill bulkhead supporting the surface region of the sill. 
     
     
       4. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 3 , wherein the protrusion is connected to the flange via a shearable pin. 
     
     
       5. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 1 , wherein the fender is fixed on the sill in a direction that is parallel to the surface regions through the engaging of the protrusion. 
     
     
       6. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 1 , wherein the surface region of the fender rests on a step of the protrusion. 
     
     
       7. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 6 , wherein a tip of the protrusion rising above the step engages in the opening of the fender. 
     
     
       8. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 7 , wherein the tip comprises fingers that can be spread apart. 
     
     
       9. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 1 , wherein the sill has a U-shaped cross section. 
     
     
       10. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 9 , wherein the second fastening point comprises a screw connection. 
     
     
       11. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 1 , wherein the second opening of the second leg of the sill is arranged on a side of the sill bulkhead facing away from the inner hollow space. 
     
     
       12. The motor vehicle body according to  claim 11 , wherein the hook acts on an edge of the second opening extending in vehicle transverse direction.